Poem-a-Day
Poem-a-Day is the original, daily poetry series featuring new poems by today’s poets. Produced by the Academy of American Poets, this free digital series is made possible by you, our readers and listeners. Theme music by Kat Rejsek. Audio engineering by Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.
1951
Alessandra Narváez Varela: "23 Reasons Why Mexi...
5 min
1952
Andrea Cote-Botero: "Dear Beth"
5 min
1953
Albert Abonado: "Advice for Using Blood in a Poem"
4 min
1954
Mahtem Shiferraw: "Blood and Bones"
7 min
1955
Tracy K. Smith: "Soulwork"
3 min
1956
Ruth Muskrat Bronson: "If You Knew"
2 min
1957
Linda Hogan: "Map"
4 min
1958
Deborah A. Miranda: "Torch"
4 min
1959
Aldo Amparán: "Aubade at the City of Change"
4 min
1960
Corrinne Clegg Hales: "1967, Girl and Snow"
6 min
1961
Hera Naguib: "Prologue to a Womanhood"
3 min
1962
Như Xuân Nguyễn: "The Moons of Neptune"
3 min
1963
Guest Editor Interview: March Guest Editor Sash...
15 min
1964
Alice Dunbar-Nelson: "Thought."
1 min
1965
Langston Hughes: "My Loves"
2 min
1966
Ishmael Reed: "Skin Tight"
6 min
1967
Xandria Phillips: "Black Heroism is Unskilled L...
3 min
1968
Yesenia Montilla: "Naming the Baby"
2 min
1969
Quincy Troupe: "Sonic Fireflies"
3 min
1970
Jacqueline Jones LaMon: "Six"
5 min
1971
Claude McKay: "To Winter"
2 min
1972
Georgia Douglas Johnson: "Calling Dreams"
1 min
1973
Vincent Toro: "At Age 28, Chilean Astronomer Ma...
7 min
1974
Kwame Dawes: "How I Pray in the Plague"
8 min
1975
Canisia Lubrin: "In the Vault of Morning"
4 min